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We are often told that the truth will always prevail. Told that the truth will set you free. Told that the truth is never far from a lie. But, are never told how the pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple. In...

”How to tame a wild tongue” is an essay written by Gloria Andalzùa, an American novelist, poet and activist born in South Texas in 1942-2004, her parents were farmworkers, and at a young age she began fieldwork as a migrant worker in her family’s land,...

In Jack London’s novel ‘The Call of the Wild’ anthropomorphism shapes our understanding of Buck’s, the protagonist, emotional state because it projects, evolves and shows the way Buck adapts to his new environment. Anthropomorphism as a literary device impacts this book, along with allegory, metonymy,...

The poem, ‘First Frost’ by Andrei Voznesensky, expresses many themes. The most important theme is the theme of overcoming challenges expressed through heartbreak. In this poem, a girl has experienced the heartbreak of being broken up with over the phone as she is crying in...

 Lucky Little Things is realistic fiction written by Janice Erlbaum . This story takes place in New York City and is about an eighth grade girl named Emma Macintyre. Her mom’s friend (Aunt Jenny) died because of cancer and then, Emma gets an anonymous letter...

I picked the short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” because I really saw the significance of the setting and how it could have affected the story if it differed. The Story is about a fifteen-year-old girl named Connie. It starts in...

Second chances are not meant to be given consistently. A person must earn and accept others’ forgiveness and utilize it as a way of redemption to move forward. In The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore, both Wes Moore’s were given...